Miltona Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Miltona Township; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (37%, 13 miles). 73 jobs are based in Miltona Township, and 449 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Miltona Township, in a few figures
Miltona Township is a place people come home to
There are 73 jobs based in Miltona Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Miltona Township has about 560 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
37% of Miltona Township works in Alexandria
164 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Alexandria, 13 miles away. That’s 19 times as many as work in Miltona Township itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 449 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Miltona Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 440 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Miltona Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Miltona Township ends
Where Miltona Township clocks in
37% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Making and building: 38% of jobs based in Miltona Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miltona Township, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 73. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Miltona Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Miltona Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miltona Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 380 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Miltona Township
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Miltona Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miltona Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miltona Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $80,893 |
| Carlos Township | 2% | A− | D | 21 min | $104,352 |
| Leaf Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Parkers Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Spruce Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leaf Valley Township, Parkers Prairie Township and Spruce Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Carlos Township. Darker towns draw more of Miltona Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Miltona Township: questions
What is the median household income in Miltona Township?
$80,893 (±$16,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miltona Township?
5.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miltona Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miltona Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (37%, 13 mi), Parkers Prairie (6%, 6 mi), Miltona (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Miltona Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Miltona Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miltona Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.